Posts - Bill - S 2045 Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act
senate 06/12/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that private colleges and universities with large endowments are held accountable for investing in companies that may pose national security risks, by imposing an excise tax on their investments in certain restricted entities. This legislation aims to protect our country while encouraging responsible investment practices in higher education institutions.
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S 2045 - Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act
Views
left-leaning 06/12/2025
Let’s tax the fat cats hiding behind private colleges before education becomes a hedge fund playground.
right-leaning 06/12/2025
Taxing private universities for smart investments? Sounds like punishing success and stifling academic independence.
moderate 06/12/2025
Good idea on paper: protect our schools from risky foreign investments, but devil’s in the details, as always.
moderate 06/12/2025
I’m all for transparency, but hope this doesn’t turn campuses into battlegrounds where money talks louder than learning.
left-leaning 06/12/2025
This bill says no to shady investments and yes to accountability—because education shouldn't come with a side of profiteering.
left-leaning 06/12/2025
Finally, a bill making sure billion-dollar endowments don’t fund questionable foreign ties while students struggle upstream.
right-leaning 06/12/2025
Endowment taxes? Next up: a government takeover of university boards disguised as 'security measures.'
moderate 06/12/2025
Seems like a decent step to balance financial oversight without gutting academic freedom—let’s watch how it plays out.
right-leaning 06/12/2025
This bill feels like political fear-mongering dressed as patriotism—let schools invest without government babysitting.